Stories

‘Gender-based violence must be a key priority in all humanitarian response plans’

WFP races to pre-position food, supporting especially women and girls

How World Food Programme school feeding is enabling aspirations by motivating families to keep their daughters in school

Hamida Alsanousi set up an NGO to empower women and young people. Today, in partnership with the World Food Programme, they support 20,000 people

To mark the international day for the elimination of violence against women, the World Food Programme (WFP) reached out to Lucky, a Rohingya refugee in Cox’s Bazar and advocate for women’s rights and equality

World Food Programme backs nutrition scheme for children entering adolescence

Voices from Cambodia, Egypt, El Salvador, Kenya and Madagascar on how the World Food Programme is changing lives

When climate change dried up their livelihoods — literally — a group of women backed by the World Food Programme turned a traditional craft into a business

World Food Programme-backed livelihoods programme enables Habiba to reach out to people struggling in her community

In a country beset by crises and food insecurity, the World Food Programme and its partners are empowering people with farming and business skills

A World Food Programme-backed farming project empowers new arrivals and Ugandan nationals with income-generating tools, as lack of money puts millions at risk in the region

‘When there is peace, I will go home and help South Sudan improve health conditions.'

WFP project in Guinea sees activities that protect health and overall food security

Meals make all the difference for children in Sierra Leone

Rohingya women share their stories

Head of nutrition in Dominican Republic discovered years later that she had been a beneficiary of WFP food

On 8 March, four women share the stories of how they are building a better future for their families

Out of more than 12 million people we support there each month, they are the ones the most likely to go hungry

To mark International Women's Day, eight people who help make emergency responses happen reveal what makes them tick

A first-hand account of balancing a humanitarian career and a young family in Ethiopia

Staffer explains the challenges she faces and how security training helped save her life

Rebuilding homes and lives three years after Nepal's earthquakes

Women especially vulnerable while collecting firewood

On International Women's Day, WFP takes the measure of how much further it — and others in the field of aid or social policy — must travel to achieve gender equality

A Syrian woman shaken by the loss of her spouse finds strength in restarting her life and supporting her children through her work at a World Food Programme (WFP)-backed factory